nklr650 - earthquake . . .

[lindenhankins]

I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on my 2005 KLR, at which point, the owners manual and the little sticker on the speedo tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want to? Staying under 4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying attention, but I've noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's since then. My bike seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice the engine gradually seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it seemed to stay there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the first oil change. Any of you guys ever redline it? What's your opinions? Any reason to? .....Linden

[Rodney Copeland]

I've never seen the need to redline. Even at the dragstrip,I'm certain that my speedshiftin at 5800, didn't bring me to redline. What's the point if the power ain't there,,,,,,right!?! Rod,,,with a 14.9 at Thunder Valley

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "lindenhankins" wrote: > I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on my 2005 KLR, at > which point, the owners manual and the little sticker on the speedo > tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want to? Staying under > 4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying attention, but I've > noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's since then. My bike > seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice the engine gradually > seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it seemed to stay > there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the first oil change. Any > of you guys ever redline it? What's your opinions? Any reason to? > .....Linden

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Just make sure the valves are adjusted, oils changed, and then open that f***er up dude, break-in's done, time to ride. The KLR aint got much on a sport bike, but more than enough to do some really stupid s**t! I hated the break in! Sean A-18, 11,000 miles and counting. Planning Arctic circle in 07' --- lindenhankins wrote:

> I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on > my 2005 KLR, at > which point, the owners manual and the little > sticker on the speedo > tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want to? > Staying under > 4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying > attention, but I've > noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's > since then. My bike > seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice the > engine gradually > seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it > seemed to stay > there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the first > oil change. Any > of you guys ever redline it? What's your opinions? > Any reason to? > .....Linden > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Edmund]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "lindenhankins" wrote:

> I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on my 2005 KLR, at > which point, the owners manual and the little sticker on the speedo > tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want to? Staying under > 4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying attention, but I've > noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's since then. My bike > seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice the engine gradually > seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it seemed to stay > there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the first oil change. Any > of you guys ever redline it? What's your opinions? Any reason to? > .....Linden

FWIW: I've never redlined my KLR650 and I also rarely get above 5500 rpms Good feeling, reaching 1000, though, huh?

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

I have been told (though I know squat myself) that running these engines at higher RPM's but not over red line is good for them, same with all OHC motors? --- Edmund wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "lindenhankins" > wrote: > > I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on > my 2005 KLR, at > > which point, the owners manual and the little > sticker on the speedo > > tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want > to? Staying under > > 4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying > attention, but I've > > noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's > since then. My bike > > seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice > the engine gradually > > seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it > seemed to stay > > there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the > first oil change. Any > > of you guys ever redline it? What's your > opinions? Any reason to? > > .....Linden > > FWIW: > I've never redlined my KLR650 and I also rarely get > above 5500 rpms > > Good feeling, reaching 1000, though, huh? > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[Rick McCauley]

Good one George. "what's shaking" that's to funny Rick A17 George Basinet wrote: Hey Rick, what's shaking. I actually think my wife wakes up before the action starts. Probably a 2 could do it depending how deep, how far it was and the strata. This was a 5 and really didn't do any damage that I have heard about. You must live on the New Madras fault. We always think of earthquakes on the coastal West and forget about the rest of the country. You have had some really bad one back there. Regards George Rick McCauley wrote:

> Hi George, > Living here in Centra Illinois, I have never experienced an > earthquake. We have had them, but they always seems to hit during the > night. And of course they are nothing compared to what you experience. > I think maybe a 2 on the ricter scale. I have always been curious to > experience one. How high on the scale would one have to be to wake an > average sleeper? > > Rick A17 > > > */George Basinet /* wrote: > > We just had a 'nice' earthquake about 30 miles from us. 5.6 > magnitude, > 8 miles deep, southeast of Temecula, CA. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! >

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[Mike Peplinski]

Sounds like we have the same engine. Why go to red line if the power drops off after 6000? Besides, high revs do nothing good for an engine.

>From: "lindenhankins" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR high rpm's >Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 06:25:13 -0000 > >I'm only 20 miles from the magic 1000 mile mark on my 2005 KLR, at >which point, the owners manual and the little sticker on the speedo >tell me that I can go over 6000 rpms. Do I want to? Staying under >4000 rpm's for the first 500 miles required paying attention, but I've >noticed that I have rarely gone over 5500 rpm's since then. My bike >seems happiest at about 4500 rpms. I did notice the engine gradually >seeming smoother up until about 450 miles, then it seemed to stay >there. Also ran noticeably smoother after the first oil change. Any >of you guys ever redline it? What's your opinions? Any reason to? >.....Linden > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >